When I die, I hope to be a better man than you thought I'd be
It's been hard to make you see
What kind of man I'm trying to be
All I ask for you to try to understand
What it means to me.

It's not hard to understand why
You get discouraged all the time
I keep trying not to worry
But I can't help feeling lost in you
But I love you, want you and I need you.

Time goes by and you'll find that well
Achieve a love sublime
When I die I hope I'll be the kind of man
You thought I'd be

Chorus

Cause I love you and I want you
Cause I gotta, gotta have you
Cause, cause I need you
When I die, I hope I'll be the kind of man
That you thought I'd be.